Southern Ringneck ..

Southern Ringneck snake - non venomous

Diadophis punctatus

" * Average size: 6-10 inches; Record 18.9 inches. Young are about 3-4
inches at birth.
* Range: Throughout Florida, excluding lower keys.
* Diet: Earthworms, small snakes, lizards and frogs.
* Status: Common, found in a variety of habitat, under logs, leaf litter
and debris.
* Brightly-colored yellow/orange underside, a beautiful snake. "

From : Florida Backyard Snakes
Daniel D. Dye
Photographer and Author

- found yesterday on the concrete; this morning it was dead... in the same place.
- there were several small ones in the sand
- since all were dead, they have been buried
- no idea what happened
- have not sprayed anything
- no pesticides used by us
- first time these have been seen in our yard

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